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Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/NZL/6 New Zealand 2019
MEAs implementation and compliance, Animal…
MEAs implementation and compliance, Animal protection, Plant protection, Biodiversity and ecosystem
 Ban/Prohibition, Import licences, Export licences Other
5. Endangered Species Act 1989 - Under the…
5. Endangered Species Act 1989 - Under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), documentation is required for the import, export, re-export and introduction from the sea of species listed in its Appendices. The nature of permitting various depending on: the Appendix in which the species is listed; the age of the specimen; and the nature of the specimen (e.g. personal effects, scientific samples, etc.). All parts and derivatives of species are included. Permits are obtained by the CITES Management Authority in each country.
Environment related objective
Protection of environment and endangered species pursuant to CITES
Measure description Coverage of the measure
5. Endangered Species Act 1989 - Under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), documentation is required for the import, export, re-export and introduction from the sea of species listed in its Appendices. The nature of permitting various depending on: the Appendix in which the species is listed; the age of the specimen; and the nature of the specimen (e.g. personal effects, scientific samples, etc.). All parts and derivatives of species are included. Permits are obtained by the CITES Management Authority in each country.
Endangered & threatened species
Type of measure
Ban; Import licences; Export licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Wildlife
MEAs
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/NZL/6 New Zealand 2019
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Waste management and recycling, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Ban/Prohibition, Import licences, Export licences Other
8. Hazardous Wastes: Imports and Exports …
8. Hazardous Wastes: Imports and Exports (Restrictions) Prohibition Order No 2 (2004) - Imports of waste classified as hazardous under the Imports and Exports (Restrictions) Prohibition Order (No 2) 2004 require consent from the Environmental Protection Authority. Consent is obtained through meeting the requirements of the Order and where proposed imports are in conformity with New Zealand’s obligations under the Basel Convention, the Waigani Convention and OECD Decision C(2001)107/Final on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations.
Environment related objective
To ensure environmentally sound and efficient management of hazardous wastes and that transboundary movements are conducted in a manner which will protect human health and the environmental against the adverse effects which may result. To comply with New Zealand’s obligations under the Basel Convention, the Waigani Convention and OECD OECD Decision C(2001)107/Final on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Waste s Destined for Recovery Operations
Measure description Coverage of the measure
8. Hazardous Wastes: Imports and Exports (Restrictions) Prohibition Order No 2 (2004) - Imports of waste classified as hazardous under the Imports and Exports (Restrictions) Prohibition Order (No 2) 2004 require consent from the Environmental Protection Authority. Consent is obtained through meeting the requirements of the Order and where proposed imports are in conformity with New Zealand’s obligations under the Basel Convention, the Waigani Convention and OECD Decision C(2001)107/Final on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations.
Hazardous waste
Type of measure
Ban; Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Hazardous
MEAs
Waste
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/NZL/6 New Zealand 2019
General environmental protection, MEAs…
General environmental protection, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Ban/Prohibition, Import licences All products/economic activities
11. IMPORTS TO ANTARCTICA - Under the Antarctica…
11. IMPORTS TO ANTARCTICA - Under the Antarctica (Environmental Protection) Act of 1994 and consistent with the requirements of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (the Madrid Protocol), the importation of certain items into Antarctica is restricted or prohibited.
Environment related objective
To provide comprehensive protection of the Antarctic environment and its dependent and associated ecosystems. The above restrictions have been put in place to implement the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
Measure description Coverage of the measure
11. IMPORTS TO ANTARCTICA - Under the Antarctica (Environmental Protection) Act of 1994 and consistent with the requirements of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (the Madrid Protocol), the importation of certain items into Antarctica is restricted or prohibited.
Certain items including non-sterile soil, dressed poultry, animal, plant, or micro-organism
Type of measure
Ban; Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Environment
MEAs
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/NZL/6 New Zealand 2019
Natural resources conservation, MEAs…
Natural resources conservation, MEAs implementation and compliance
 Import licences Fisheries, Other
12. MARINE ANIMALS - The import and export of…
12. MARINE ANIMALS - The import and export of marine mammals (including marine mammal products) is governed by both CITES and the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978 (sections 4(2), (5), and (6)). A permit is required to hold any marine mammal (or marine mammal product) except in the circumstances set out in section 4(5) Marine Mammals Protection Act (MMPA), and any institution or individual wishing to export or import such material must apply for a permit from the Department of Conservation to do so. The Marine Mammals Protection Act specifies particular aspects that must be considered when assessing an application for such a permit, which include: - The need to conserve, protect, or manage any marine mammal; - Any international agreement to which New Zealand is a party; - Any submissions received.
Environment related objective
To protect, conserve and manage marine mammals in New Zealand and in New Zealand fisheries waters. The most effective way to manage and minimise human impact on marine mammals is through a permitting system. New Zealand has no specific quantity or value limits on the import / export of marine mammal material
Measure description Coverage of the measure
12. MARINE ANIMALS - The import and export of marine mammals (including marine mammal products) is governed by both CITES and the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978 (sections 4(2), (5), and (6)). A permit is required to hold any marine mammal (or marine mammal product) except in the circumstances set out in section 4(5) Marine Mammals Protection Act (MMPA), and any institution or individual wishing to export or import such material must apply for a permit from the Department of Conservation to do so. The Marine Mammals Protection Act specifies particular aspects that must be considered when assessing an application for such a permit, which include: - The need to conserve, protect, or manage any marine mammal; - Any international agreement to which New Zealand is a party; - Any submissions received.
Marine animals
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Conservation
Fish
MEAs
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/NZL/6 New Zealand 2019
Ozone layer protection, MEAs implementation and…
Ozone layer protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Climate change mitigation and adaptation
 Import licences Chemicals
13. OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES - Imports of ozone…
13. OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES - Imports of ozone depleting substances controlled under the Ozone Layer Protection Act and Regulations 1996 and some goods also so controlled require consent from the Environmental Protection Authority. How consent is obtained depends on the substance and/or intended use.
Environment related objective
To help protect human health and the environment from adverse effects resulting or likely to result from human activities which modify or are likely to modify the ozone layer by phasing out ozone depleting substances as soon as possible except for essential uses and giving effect to New Zealand's obligations under the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol
Measure description Coverage of the measure
13. OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES - Imports of ozone depleting substances controlled under the Ozone Layer Protection Act and Regulations 1996 and some goods also so controlled require consent from the Environmental Protection Authority. How consent is obtained depends on the substance and/or intended use.
Ozone depleting substances
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Environment
Climate
Ozone
MEAs
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/NZL/6 New Zealand 2019
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
 Import licences Other
1. The Office of Radiation Safety (ORS)…
1. The Office of Radiation Safety (ORS) administers New Zealand's radiation safety legislation. The Radiation Safety Act 2016 (the Act) defines radioactive material and sets out the requirement for import consents. The Radiation Safety Regulations 2016 (the Regulations) specify exemptions from the requirement to obtain an import consent.

When a consent is issued, ORS also issues a permit number which the importer then provides to the New Zealand Customs Service (NZCS) in order for the material to be imported. The issue of permit numbers on consents is not a legislative requirement, but is an arrangement made between ORS and NZCS for transborder monitoring purposes. NZCS provides a list of permit numbers generated by their system to ORS on a quarterly basis.(...)
Environment related objective
Protection of environment by regulating radioactive material.
Measure description Coverage of the measure
1. The Office of Radiation Safety (ORS) administers New Zealand's radiation safety legislation. The Radiation Safety Act 2016 (the Act) defines radioactive material and sets out the requirement for import consents. The Radiation Safety Regulations 2016 (the Regulations) specify exemptions from the requirement to obtain an import consent.

When a consent is issued, ORS also issues a permit number which the importer then provides to the New Zealand Customs Service (NZCS) in order for the material to be imported. The issue of permit numbers on consents is not a legislative requirement, but is an arrangement made between ORS and NZCS for transborder monitoring purposes. NZCS provides a list of permit numbers generated by their system to ORS on a quarterly basis.(...)
Radioactive material
Type of measure
Import consent
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Environment
Hazardous
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/RUS/5 Russian Federation 2019
Ozone layer protection, MEAs implementation and…
Ozone layer protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Climate change mitigation and adaptation
 Export licences, Import licences, Import quotas Chemicals
1.  Ozone depleting substances - The Russian…
1.  Ozone depleting substances - The Russian Federation manages its obligations for ozone depleting substances controlled by the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer through the List of Goods that are subject of import/export prohibitions or restrictions from the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in trade with third countries (Decision of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) No 30 of 21.04.2015, as last amended on 13.12.2017, Annex 2.1). The import, export and manufacture of the ozone depleting substances is prohibited under the Montreal Protocol except where an essential or critical use exemption has been granted by the parties to the Montreal Protocol. The Russian Federation’s Montreal Protocol obligations are implemented through a system of licensing and quota restrictions on ozone depleting substances.
Environment related objective
To implement Russian Federation’s legal obligations under the Montreal Protocol; To limit on production and consumption of ozone depleting substances leading to eventual phase-out
Measure description Coverage of the measure
1.  Ozone depleting substances - The Russian Federation manages its obligations for ozone depleting substances controlled by the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer through the List of Goods that are subject of import/export prohibitions or restrictions from the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in trade with third countries (Decision of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) No 30 of 21.04.2015, as last amended on 13.12.2017, Annex 2.1). The import, export and manufacture of the ozone depleting substances is prohibited under the Montreal Protocol except where an essential or critical use exemption has been granted by the parties to the Montreal Protocol. The Russian Federation’s Montreal Protocol obligations are implemented through a system of licensing and quota restrictions on ozone depleting substances.
CHFCl2 (HCFC-21) FluorodichloromethaneCHF2Cl (HCFC-22) Difluorochloromethane CH2FCl (HCFC-31) FluorochloromethaneC2HFCl4 (HCFC-121) TetrachlorofluoroethaneC2HF2Cl3 (HCFC-122) TrichlorodifluoroethaneC2HF3Cl2 (HCFC-123a) DichlorotrifluoroethaneCHCl2CF3 (HCFC-123) DichlorotrifluoroethaneC2HF4Cl (HCFC-124a) ChlorotetrafluoroethaneCHFClCF3 (HCFC-124) ChlorotetrafluoroethaneC2H2FCl3 (HCFC-131) TrichlorofluoroethaneC2H2F2Cl2 (HCFC-132) DichlorodifluoroethaneC2H2F3Cl (HCFC-133) ChlorotrifluoroethaneC2H3FCl2 (HCFC-141) 1-fluoro-2,2-dichloroethaneCH3CFCl2 (HCFC-141b) 1-fluoro-1,1-dichloroethaneC2H3F2Cl (HCFC-142) 1-Chloro-2,2-difluoroethaneCH3CF2Cl (HCFC-142b) 1-Chloro-1,1-difluoroethaneC2H4FCl (HCFC-151) ChlorofluoroethaneC3HFCl6 (HCFC-221) HexachlorofluoropropaneC3HF2Cl5 (HCFC-222) PentachlorodifluoropropaneC3HF3Cl4 (HCFC-223) TetrachlorotrifluoropropaneC3HF4Cl3 (HCFC-224) TrichlorotetrafluoropropaneC3HF5Cl2 (HCFC-225) DichloropentafluoropropaneCF3CF2CHCl2 (HCFC-225ca) 1-trifluoro, 2-difluoro, 3-dichloropropaneCF2ClCF2CHClF (HCFC-225cb) 1,1-chlorodiflouro, 2-difluoro, 3-dichlorpropaneC3HF6Cl (HCFC-226) ChlorohexafluoropropaneC3H2FCl5 (HCFC-231) PentachlorofluoropropaneC3H2F2Cl4 (HCFC-232) TetrachlorodifluoropropaneC3H2F3Cl3 (HCFC-233) TrichlorotrifluoropropaneC3H2F4Cl2 (HCFC-234) DichlorotetrafluoropropaneC3H2F5Cl (HCFC-235) ChloropentafluoropropaneC3H3FCl4 (HCFC-241) TetrachlorofluoropropaneC3H3F2Cl3 (HCFC-242) TrichlorodifluoropropaneC3H3F3Cl2 (HCFC-243) DichlorotrifluoropropaneC3H3F4Cl (HCFC-244) ChlorotetrafluoropropaneC3H4FCl3 (HCFC-251) TrichlorofluoropropaneC3H4F2Cl2 (HCFC-252) DichlorodifluoropropaneC3H4F3Cl (HCFC-253) ChlorotrifluoropropaneC3H5FCl2 (HCFC-261) DichlorofluoropropaneC3H5F2Cl (HCFC-262) ChlorodifluoropropaneC3H6FCl (HCFC-271) Chlorofluoropropane
Type of measure
Import and export licences with import quotas set in line with Montreal Protocol obligations
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Environment
Climate
Ozone
MEAs
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/RUS/5 Russian Federation 2019
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Waste management and recycling
Export licences, Import licences, Regulation…
Export licences, Import licences, Regulation affecting movement or transit
 Other
3. HAZARDOUS WASTE - The Russian Federation…
3. HAZARDOUS WASTE - The Russian Federation manages its obligations for hazardous waste controlled by the Basel Convention for the Control of Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Waste and their Disposal (Basel Convention) through the List of Goods that are subject of import/export prohibitions or restrictions in trade with third countries (Decision of the Board of the EEC No 30 "About measures of non-tariff regulation" of 21.04.2015, as last amended on 13.12.2017, Annex 2.3)
Environment related objective
To implement Russian Federation’s commitments under the Basel Convention; To ensure that trans-boundary movements of hazardous wastes and other wastes is to be reduced to the minimum consistent with the environmentally sound and efficient management of such wastes and to be conducted in such a manner which will protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects which may result from such movement
Measure description Coverage of the measure
3. HAZARDOUS WASTE - The Russian Federation manages its obligations for hazardous waste controlled by the Basel Convention for the Control of Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Waste and their Disposal (Basel Convention) through the List of Goods that are subject of import/export prohibitions or restrictions in trade with third countries (Decision of the Board of the EEC No 30 "About measures of non-tariff regulation" of 21.04.2015, as last amended on 13.12.2017, Annex 2.3)
Granulated slag (slag sand) from the manufacture of ferrous metalsSlag, dross (other than granulated slag), scalings and other waste from the manufacture of ferrous metalsScalings containing copper oxideSlag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of ferrous metals) containing metals, arsenic or their compounds, including:hard zinclead output, lead drosslead sludge, containing 30% of lead or morealuminium slagsalt slag, containing magnesiumlight metal outputs, containing magnesium spent catalysts, suitable only for metal recovery or for the production of chemical reactantsWastes, which composition includes as a component or contaminant any of the following substances: metal carbonylshexavalent chromium compoundsDust and residues from gas cleaning systems of copper smelteriesWastes in the form of sludge, except for the anode sludge, from operations of electrolytic separation and purification of copper Wastes containing copper chloride or copper cyanideSlag, formed during the manufacture of iron and steel, used as raw material for titanium sponge and vanadium obtainmentAshes from the printed circuit boards incineration, containing precious metal(s) or compounds of precious metal(s)Ash from the film incineration, containing precious metal(s) or compounds of precious metal(s)Film wastes, containing silver haloids and metallic silverPhotographic paper wastes, containing silver haloids and metallic silverGypsum wastes formed during the industrial chemical processesNitrocellulose wastesWastes of phenols and phenol compounds including chlorophenol in the form of liquids or sludgesWhether or not halogenated non-aqueous distillation residues formed during the operations of recovery (regeneration) of organic solventsWastes formed during the production of aliphatic halogenated hydrocarbons (chloromethane, dichloroethane, allyl chloride, epichlorohydrin), consisting of a mixture of polychlorinated hydrocarbons by 80-90%Wastes containing or contaminated with the following compounds:inorganic cyanides, except for waste containing precious metal(s) or compounds of precious metal(s) in solid form with traces of inorganic cyanidesorganic cyanidesWastes of acid and alkaline solutions, the main compound of which is the following substances:hydrochloric acid, pH <= 2sulfuric acid, oleumnitric acid, pH <= 2hydrofluoric acid hydrobromic acidammonia in aqueous solutionsodium hydroxide, pH> = 11.5potassium hydroxide pH> = 11.5Slag from copper production, excluding chemically stabilized, with a high iron content (above 20%) and processed in accordance with industry standardsSlag from zinc production, excluding chemically stabilized, with a high iron content (above 20%) and processed in accordance with industry standardsThe slag and ash, including seaweed ash (kelp), including:boiler slagssolid residues, salt-containing residues and residues from smoke filters of furnace aggregate with a conventional fuel (without reactive gypsum)volatile ash and dust from firing installation plants (excluding the volatile ash and dust from waste incineration plants and pyrolysis plants)neutralized red clay from alumina productionash from coal-fired power plants, (including volatile)Spent activated carbon, except for those formed during the processing of drinking water, in the food industry and vitamin productionWastes containing inorganic fluorine compounds in the form of liquids or sludges, excluding calcium fluoride sludgeWastes, cuttings and scrap of rubber (excluding hard rubber)Used pneumatic tiresWine lees; argolWastes of leather industry in the form of dust, ash, sludge, powder, containing hexavalent chromium compounds and biocidesCuttings and other wastes of leather or composition leather, not suitable for the production of leather articles, containing hexavalent chromium compounds and biocidesWastes of skins and raw fur materials, containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocidesWastes in the form of spinning down Wastes of pigments, dyes, paints and varnishes containing heavy metals and/or organic solventsWastes of metals and alloys (except for scrap and alloys in the form of finished products: sheets, plates, girders, rods, tubes, etc.) containing any of the following substances:antimonycadmiumseleniumtelluriumthallium Wastes (except for metal waste in solid form) including as a component or contaminant any of the following substances:antimony and antimony compoundsberyllium, beryllium compoundscadmium, cadmium compoundslead and lead compoundsselenium and selenium compoundstellurium, tellurium compoundsthallium, thallium compoundsLeaching residues after zinc processing, in the form of dust, sludge (jarosite, hematite, etc.)Waste lead-acid batteries, not assembledUnsorted used batteries Electrical equipment scrap or electrical junctions including galvanic piles, batteries, mercury switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes and other glass with an active coat, or contaminated with cadmium, mercury, lead, polychlorinated biphenyls at a concentration level of 50 mg/]kg and aboveWaste oils, including:oil products in the form of water emulsions or mixes with wateroil products in the form of slime from tanks storagesthe oil products unsuitable for further use as primary productsthe waste oils containing polychloride biphenyls, polychlorinated terphenyls or polybrominated biphenylsthe waste of substances and products containing or polluted: the polychlorinated diphenyl (PHD) polychlorinated by the terphenyl (PHT) polychlorinated by naphthalene (PHN) or polybrominated by a diphenyl (PBD) including any other polybrominated analogs of these connections at concentration level from 50 mg/kg and above
Type of measure
Export, import and transit licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
MEAs
Hazardous
Waste
Pollution
Environment
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/RUS/5 Russian Federation 2019
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and…
Animal protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Plant protection
 Import licences Other
4. WILD LIVE ANIMALS AND CERTAIN WILD GROWING…
4. WILD LIVE ANIMALS AND CERTAIN WILD GROWING PLANTS - List of Goods that are subject of import/export prohibitions or restrictions in trade with third countries (Decision of the Board of the EEC № 30 "About measures of non-tariff regulation" of 21.04.2015, as last amended on 13.12.2017, Annex 2.7) regulates international trade of species, live wildlife, and species listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation № 337 of 04.05.2008 (as last amended on 28.01.2012) ensures fulfilment of obligations under CITES (except sturgeon fishes).
Environment related objective
To implement the Russian Federation’s obligations under CITES, by regulating international trade in wildlife and wildlife products, to contribute to the protection and conservation of species that are endangered, or could become endangered
Measure description Coverage of the measure
4. WILD LIVE ANIMALS AND CERTAIN WILD GROWING PLANTS - List of Goods that are subject of import/export prohibitions or restrictions in trade with third countries (Decision of the Board of the EEC № 30 "About measures of non-tariff regulation" of 21.04.2015, as last amended on 13.12.2017, Annex 2.7) regulates international trade of species, live wildlife, and species listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation № 337 of 04.05.2008 (as last amended on 28.01.2012) ensures fulfilment of obligations under CITES (except sturgeon fishes).
The import of all live animals and plants listed under CITES; and the import of non-live animal and plant specimens, including parts and derivatives, of species listed under CITES
Type of measure
Import licences
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Endangered
Wildlife
Conservation
MEAs
Import Licensing Procedures G/LIC/N/3/TPKM/10 Chinese Taipei 2019
Ozone layer protection, MEAs implementation and…
Ozone layer protection, MEAs implementation and compliance, Climate change mitigation and adaptation
 Import licences Manufacturing
2. This licensing system is the control measure…
2. This licensing system is the control measure taken as necessary to be in compliance with the Montreal Protocol. Any applicants wishing to import these controlled substances shall apply for import license and quota in advance. The granting requirements and procedures are specified within the “Methyl Bromide Management Regulations” and the "HCFCs Consumption Management Regulations" set and administered by the EPA. With such license, the applicant then can acquire the Import Permit from the EPA, which will be used for clearance of the shipments at the custom.
Environment related objective
Protection of environment against ozone-depleting substances; MEA implementation (Montreal Protocol).
Measure description Coverage of the measure
2. This licensing system is the control measure taken as necessary to be in compliance with the Montreal Protocol. Any applicants wishing to import these controlled substances shall apply for import license and quota in advance. The granting requirements and procedures are specified within the “Methyl Bromide Management Regulations” and the "HCFCs Consumption Management Regulations" set and administered by the EPA. With such license, the applicant then can acquire the Import Permit from the EPA, which will be used for clearance of the shipments at the custom.
Ozone depleting hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC); Methylbromide; Synthetic greenhouse gases
Type of measure
Import licence
 ICS - HS Code
Subsidy amount Implementation period
Keywords
Environment
Climate
Ozone
MEAs